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- Danu Poyner
It's basically impossible not to enjoy a performance by a symphony orchestra, no matter what they're playing. The rich, stirring sounds wash over you and never fail to warm the soul.
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- Danu Poyner
It was standing room only at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club as the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra raised the roof with a lively evening of Big Band jazz.
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- Carol Middleton
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- Dr Daniela Kaleva
The Opera Australia performance of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Dmitry Shostakovich is a feast for the ears and fertile ground for the deepest philosophical reflections.
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- Simonne Michelle-Wells
Café Rebetika is a drama, and a drama in the truest sense of the word: it is a comedy and a tragedy both, and it’s extremely good.
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- Rachel Orzech
The Greek myth of Icarus and his ill-fated escape from imprisonment in Crete was never an intentional inspiration for Australian composer Andrew Ford.
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